1926
The caption under the distinguished picture of Holt McAloney in last month's column deserves a treatment by the fuller explanation department. As a captain in the Marines during the war Mac was in the thick of combat on various Pacific beachheads, including Tinian and Leyte, and returned from the wars with some half dozen battle stars in addition to two personal decorations and a Presidential Unit Citation. Upon return to civilian life he became associated as an account executive with Franklin Spier, Inc., of New York, book publishers' advertising counsel. His recent election to the vice-presidency of the firm is mighty good news. Take a bow, Mac!
Another well-deserved bow can be taken by Dr. Andrew J. Oberlander, who has been appointed Medical Director of National Life Insurance Company, of Montpelier, Vt. As you probably remember, Jim was the physician for the University of New Hampshire for several years, from which position he moved over to National Life as assistant medical director a year or two before the war. As an officer in the Navy Medical Corps during the war he had extensive service aship and ashore, one of his varied assignments being the coaching of the navy team to victory over army in the Rice Bowl game in Shanghai late in '45. He resumed his work with National Life last year and his promotion to Medical Director now comes as a well-deserved crown to a successful career. Take your bow, Doctorl
Ed Hanlon was an officer in the Army Air Forces during the war and located here in Boston at the New England headquarters of the Air Materiel Command for a considerable period. After completing his contract termination work Ed was separated from the service last July, with the rank of captain, and then returned to his former work with Calvin Bullock, investment trust managers, at One Wall Street, New York. Ed is one of this column's faithful newshawks in the Metropolitan area, his latest offering being a clipping from the N. Y. Sun announcing the appointment of Ed Dooley director of public relations of Buchanan & Cos. Inc. The talents of our erstwhile quarterback in the field of public relations are obviously widely recognized, for the new appointment follows his association with the Institute of Public Relations, before which he was in charge of similar work for General Foods Corporation.
From Pittsburgh comes the good word that Kier Boyd has been appointed assistant manager of sales of strip and sheet products for Jones and Laughlin Steel Corporation. Kier has been with Jones and Laughlin since we graduated, which must be a class record for continuity (has anyone else been connected with a single concern since June, '26?), and has worked on the distribution of strip and sheet products for the past several years. With the demand for steel what it is these days we imagine he is busy trying to keep the customers happy with their allotments rather than worrying over sales.
Winter is the time for meetings, or as Bill Cunningham puts it, the open season for the rubber chicken league. This winter being no exception, meetings in which the class is interested have been numerous. In the course of a January trip to various mid-western centers Sid Hayward was guided to Dartmouth gatherings in and around Columbus, Ohio, by RussWebster who is located there as District Sales Manager for the Toledo Scale Company. Russ has been the ace Dartmouth man in central Ohio for years and a prime class newshawk throughout that area. Latest evidence of this, is a clipping he forwards from the Bucyrus (Ohio) Telegraph-Forum announcing the election of Juillard H. Blicke as a director of the Bucyrus City Bank.
From Detroit Sid reports that our class had the largest attendance at the annual alumni dinner and that Larry Scoville was elected president of the Detroit Alumni Club for the coming year. On hand to assist in stuffing the ballot box as well as themselves were GeorgeBorglum, Johnny Heavenrich, Johnny Manser and Tom Wyles.
In Chicago the annual alumni dinner was held in conjunction with the two-day sessions of the Alumni Council. AI Louer was busily engaged in the deliberations of the Council and reports that he spotted Howie Kolb, GairTourtellot, Ross Welch and visiting fireman Chuck Webster among the throng at the banquet.
Here in Boston, thanks to the initiative taken by George Peirce and Win Robinson, we have revived with considerable success our informal weekly gatherings for lunch. A dozen to fifteen of the local yokels—including HenryBlake, Joe Batchelder, Russ Clark, Ran Cox,Dean Chamberlain, Chuck Frankenberg,Charlie Mac Donald, Chet Morrisson, Stew Orr,Don Norstrand, Herb Redman, Jim Sullivan and Hal Trefethen—have surrounded the table reserved for us on the second floor of Thompson's Spa at 12:45 on Wednesdays, with the number increasing each week. We are trying to get the word passed around as quickly as possible to all in the vicinity of Boston, and these notes are the only formal announcement, so keep it in mind and if you find yourself in or near Boston of a Wednesday hie yourself to the 1926 table at Thompson's without further ado. As these notes are written some new class arrangements are also afoot for the annual Boston Alumni dinner coming later in February, on which we'll give you a complete report next month.
Notes and Comments: "Clary" Taylor, or "Scotty" as they call him in football and educational circles down Providence way, has been elected president of the Rhode Island Football Officials Association. He and RoyKelley met up with each other last fall in the course of preparation for their season of officiating Dick Nichols, busy Boston law- yer, recently returned from a flying business trip to London, flying, that is, until the weather grounded him in Newfoundland on the way home Jim Sullivan is hale and hearty again now, but he had a tough session last summer when taken from the golf course to the hospital for an emergency hernia operation, with pneumonia then setting in to complicate the situation Bob Harrington out in Worcester is also reported on the mend from sickness which has been with him since last November Numerous changes of address are a constant reminder that an up-todate 1926 Directory would be mighty useful to all of us. We hope such a project can be arranged sometime before our 25 th.
Secretary, 140 Federal Street, Boston 10, Mass. Treasurer, 131 California Drive, Williamsville, N. Y. i Memorial Fund Chairman c/o Lord and Taylor, 424 Fifth Ave. New York 18, N. Y.
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